Monthly Archives: April 2007
Random video with cool music
My friend Mark was bored – so he made this somewhat pointless Youtube video with some cool original music – Enjoy! Sphere: Related Content
Music Advocacy Quotes
Having trouble getting your administrator or school board to understand the value of music. For this Friday, here are some great quotes by important people about the value of music education: Music Advocacy’s Top Ten Quotes 1. “During the Gulf … Continue reading
Jazz Sunday I
Every Sunday, I’m going to try and put a link to some inspirational jazz. Here is young jazz prodigy Eldar Djangirov with his trio playing live in Amsterdam. I’m so on cloud 9 right now as the Red Sox swept … Continue reading
A peek of summer
Here is an awesome duet I found of two amazing musicians (violin and guitar) performing Vivaldi’s Summer. Very inspirational! There website is found at: duo4by6.com Sphere: Related Content
J.W. Pepper / Walmart
J.W. Pepper = good company – I made a list of music to order for my students for next fall and found some great pieces at J.W. Pepper’s website. How many of you use Pepper and what are some of … Continue reading
Tragedy in VA
Our hearts here at ilearnmusic.com go out to those affected by the tragedy at Virginia Tech. It is a crime that the campus authorities didn’t warn students after the first two homicides. Certainly, thirty-three people didn’t deserve to lose their … Continue reading
Summer Music Camps
I found a great list of summer music camps – at this website from the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras. Many of them only continue through 12th grade, however some of the big name festivals on here are also pre-professional and … Continue reading
Swiss Drum Corps
It’s drum corps Friday! Well, just this particular Friday, but enjoy this awesome video of the top secret Swiss Drum Corps from Basel, Switzerland. Don’t mess with the Swiss – not only do they have all of the world’s money, … Continue reading
Un Sospiro
It’s kind of blah looking outside today, so I thought Un Sospiro ‘the sigh’ would be an appropriate piece for this morning. Here is a pretty good version of this wonderful piece by Franz Liszt. Sphere: Related Content
The “BACH” Code
You’ve heard of the Davinci Code – and you may have even heard that Bach used his name – B-A-C-H as his subject in one of his last works – the Art of the Fugue. But did you know, that … Continue reading
Music and Dreams
I had a really intense dream last night – one of those ones where you wake up and aren’t really sure if you are still in it or not…anyway it brought up the thought – how many of you have … Continue reading
